Broom



Nov. 20, 1928. v 1,691,985

M. c. NEWTON ET AL BRO0M Filed Oct. 22, 1927 fin. 4.

Patented Nov. 20, 1928.

UNITED STATES MILO c. NEWTON AND JOSEPH GREMLING, 01 DELPHOS, HIO, ASSIGNORS TO THE E. & N. MANUFACTURING COMEANY, OF nnmmos, CHIC, A CORPORATIONOF cm0.

BROOM.

Application filer} October 22, 1927. Serial No. 227,928.

This invention relates to brooni1s and has for its object t prov1do a broomj}Vh1ch 1S simple in construction, durable and 1nexpensive to manufacture.

More specifically, it is an important Objet of the invention to provide abroon in WhiCh yieldingly resists the spreading of the bristles and causes the bristles t0 bond when the broom is in use along extended andgradual eurves so that the breaking oi:' bristles due to sharp bends thereinis minimized.

A :Eurther object is to provide a abrio what smaller than thesocket formed the cushioning band for the bristle body which also serves as a shoek absorbing covering for the supporting head, which takes the force of the impact when the head is strucl; agamst a SOlid objct siih as a piece of furniture and protects the head againstdamage and pre vents marring of the furniture.

With the above and other objects m V1ew,

the invention may be said to comprise the. device as illustratedm the acoompanymg drawings hereinafter deseribed and particu.

larly set fortin inth appended claims, to-

gether with sch variations and ,modifica tiens thereOf as Will be apparent to one' skilled in the art to Which the invention appertains.

Referenceshouldbehad to the aC oompany ing drawings forming. a part of this spe cifica tion5 in Whih Figure lis a s1de elevation ou. a broom embodyingthe invention. V

Fig. 2 is a side elevation'on an enlarged scale of the brush portion of the b'roo1ii, w1th part of the brush snpporting structure broken awaa'nd shoWn in section. 7

Fig. 3 is a Section taken on the line' ind1 eated at 33 in Fig. 2. V

Fig. 4 is a section ,taken on the lihe-indi cated at 44 in Fig. 2. 4

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line inclicated at 55 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a ragmentary sectional perspec-- tive view showing the head'with a sheet 1i1etal retaining band thereon.

Fig. 7 is a sectiorial perspective VieW of the cushioning band detached from the head.

Referring to theaccompanyihg drawings, the broom of the preserit'invention is provided with a transversely elongated brush supporting head 1 in the form of a bloc PATENT OFFICE,

' Which has the'sul br oom handle 2 attached in a'Cei1tral. socket 3, Whieh extends doWn-' wardly from the upper edge et the block, the

'handle bein'g retained in the sooket by suitable transverse fasteners such as mails 4. A brush holding.socket is Provided beneath the block 1 by means of'a sheet n1etal retaining band 5 Which encirclesthe blook and projects downwardly from the lower edge'thereof, the upper edge ofthe band 5being secured to the b10ck 1' bymeahs of suitable fasteherS such as mails 6. The brush is in the form of a body of bristles 7 whichhav their upper ends"glued togethef into a solid mass of a form corresponding to that Of the socket formed by theprojeeting band 5, but some' band 5. The bristles are 'preferably glued together in a suitabla form prior to the attachmeht of the body of bristles to the head and the glued ends of'the bristles.may be' en- .clos'ed in athin band 9 of paper or'other suit-' This band extends above the upper edge of the sheet metal band 5 and iS attached to the bl ock 1 along its upper edge'by suit3ble fastening means suchs nails 11. The band 10 is pref erably formed of a piece'of reltivly thiek soft abrie such as felt, of a width oonsider' ably greaterthah the width of the band 5 and the lower portion of the band 10 is turried intvardly npon the interior of the band 5 and sbstantially covers the inner Wall of the band 5 from the lower edge theieof to the lower edge of the block 1. The inturned portioiil2 of the band- 10 is intrPosed'between the upper endof the brush body, and the band 5, and the glued. uppe'r end 8 of the brush body is of a v size snob that it has a tight fit within the in the'depth of the glued portion 8 of the brush;

body and the thick fabrio 10 provides a rounded edge 13 at the open edge offithe socket Over whioh the bristles bend When the broom' is in use. The brush body.is retained 'within the socket of the head by means of transveise 'retzxining membets 14, Whichmabein the forin of nails extending through the opposite sides of the band 5 adjacent tho 1owor odgo of tho band, through the intnrnod portions of the fabric band 10 and through tho body of bristlos, tho nails 14: boing olonchod upon tho band5 at one sidothoioof. V

In the manufacture of tho broom, tho shoot inetal band is first appliod to tho block 1 and the portion 12 of the fabric baud 10 is thon 1n- Sortod upon tho intorior of the band 5. Tho gluod portion 8 of the brush body 7 is thon frcod into tho sockot Within tho portion 12 of the oushioi1ing band. Tho b1ush rotzrining nails 14: are thon drivon thro11gh tho band 5,

tho intnrnod portion of tho cnshioning band and tho bristlos'7 and olonohod. Tho oushio1iing band' 10 is thon turnodupwardly ovor the outside oftho shoot mota1band and Soourod to the b1ock 1 by the nails 11.

By roason of tho fact that tho gluod portion 8 of the bruoh bOdytorminatoS abovo tho open ond of the rotaining sookot, 1atoral m0vomonts .of the unattachod brist1os imndiatoly bolow sulficiontly largo radins t0 provont bonding o1 tho bristlos to thoir broakingpoiirt.

Tho cushioning band in add1t1on to pro- Vding a oushion for the bristlos, als'o prov1dos an impaot cushioning covor for tho hoad,

whioh protoots tho hoad against damage by impactagainst so1id objocts and provents niarring of furniture whon tho hoad strikos agtinst tho iurnituro in swooping.

VVhat wo daim is:

1. A broom comprising .a supporting block haVing a hand1o oxtonding fro1n tho uppor portion thoroof and a brush roco1v1ng sookot, a brush oompoood of a body of br1st1os bound tQgothor atthoir uppor onds only, the bound portion boing in tho forni of a. solid mass. of a shapo corrosporrding to that of the sockot and of 1oss dopth than the sockot, a cushioning band of rolativoly thick pliable fabrio intor -'posod 'botwoon said'body of bristlos and the 'wall of sad s'ookot, and moans for sooi1ring.

said brush and band within the sockotwith tho fabro oxtonding in tho' sockot bolow said bound portion of the bruoh to yioldingly ro strain'latoral movomonts of tho bristlos and provont formttion of sharp bonds in the bris- 2. A broom comprising an olongatod supportingblock having a handlo socnrod thoro to and an o1ongatod brush rociving sookot along the loWor odgo thoroof, a brnsh com posod of a bod of bristlos bound togothor at thoir upper onds on1y; tho boundportion boing in the form of a solid mass 0% a shapo corrospondingflto that 01' the sockot'andozt loss dopth than the sockot, a oushioning band ;Of fo1t c1osoly oncircling tho uppor ond or" said body of bristlos and closoly fitting within the sockot, said band oxtonding in tho sookot bo 10W tho boui1d portion of tho brush and out wardly aronnd tho odgoof tho sockot to ior1n a roundod yiolding odgo OVG1 WhiCli tl1o'bris- 3. A broom coinprisingan olongatod supportrng block havmg handlo so11rodthoroto andan olonatod bruSh'rocoivin sookot along' the lowor odgo thoroof, abrnshronpoood ;of

a body of bristlo havin thoir uppor onds bound togothor in a sohd mass of a shapo cor 7 rospondmg to.that of the sockot, a cushioning band of folt closoly oncirclirig tho nppor ond of said body oi bristlos and ol0soly fitting withintho s0okot, said band oxtonding out a roundod yioldng odgo ovor which the bristlos may be floxod, and transvorso fastoning mombors oxtonding throughtho oltbztnd and ward1y a'roundtho odgo of the sockot to forin body of bristlos within tho sockot for'rotain-" ing the sanio in the sookot.

4. A broom comprioinga supporting blook having ahandlo attaohod thoroto,.a brush composod' of a body of bristloshavihg thoir uppor onds bound togother in a solid mass and positionod adjacent tho 1owor odgo 015 I said block, and moans for socuringosaid body of bnstlos t0 said bloc]: comprising a rotain- 1ng band onc1rcling tho block and the uppor portion of the body of bristlos, a ouS1iioning band onciroling tho rotaining'band and having its lower odgo"turnod baok within thoj stifloning band botwo'on th Sanio and tho body of briStlos andmarifor soCuring said bands to tho blook and to said body of bristlos.

5. A broom oomprising a stipporting blo'ck having a handlo attachod theroto,a 'bru sh oomposod of a body of bri'stlos having'their uppor onds bound togothor-ina solid mass and positionod adjacent tho 10Wor odgo of said b1ock, and moans for souring Said body of bristlos to said block comprising a shoot mtal band onoircling tho lowor portion of the block and tho uppor portion of th body of bristlos, a folt band covoring tho shoot mot'alband and turnod back upon itsolf within the loworpor tien of the shoot motal band adjacent 'to tho lowor odgo of tho blook{ tho uppor portion of the body of bristlos havinga close fit within 7 tho intnrnod portion of the flt baud, moans for fastoning tho upporp'ortions of said bands to said blook, and fastoning rnomborspassing throngh said bands and said body of bristlos.

6. *A broom comprising ..snpportihgblook 4 having a handlo attachod thore to, a shoot motal baud oncircling said block and socurod thoroto, said band proj'ooting bolow tho loW'or odgo of said block to'form a bri1sh rocoiving socket, a relatively thick fabric band encirding the b1ock and sheet metal band and secured to the. block, said fabric band being tui*ned back upon itself around the lower edge of said sheet met-a1 band, and a brush coniposed of a .body of bristles having their upper ends glued together in a solid mass of a shape to fit olosely withinthe inturned posi- 5 band enciroling said block and projecting below the loWer 'edge thereof, fastening means securing said band along its upperodge to said block, a band of felt encircling said sheet metal band and block, said felt band having sheet metal band and its lower portion turned inwardly against the nner side of the prO- jecting portionof the sheet metal band and extending substantialiy to the lower edge of the block, and a body of bristles having their upper ends glued togethr in a solid mass of a shapet0 fit closely within the ihturned portion of said fabric band, the g1ued portions of the bristles terminating short of the open end of the socket, and fastening members extendihg through the opposite walls of the sheet metal band, theinturned portion of the felt band and the body of bristles.

In testimony wh ereof we afiix our signatures.

MILO CNEWTON. JOSEPH A. GREMLNG. 

